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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 13. 1003. DIGNITY AOD 'ARTIST SUED' HV WIFE Of TOYS 1CII IMPROVED Eli OF Displays Sliow ' Christmas "Goods. More Serviceable and More Expensive. fflff Highest nnd Mightiest Par .liamentary Body in f the World Leaders' Methods of KuUnff Secret of Al- dricha Tower. . , By Frederlq J. Haskln. Washington. IX). 11. Soma tlms dur ing ths prsnt session of congress a senator of. tht United Ststss will arlss In 'him place In ths senate, and -having obtalnd ths. recognition.' tha ehalr, hit will look about htm and say: "Thia, tha anata of tha United Stntea. tha most powerful, potent and puissant dellbsr-r stirs aaaembly on earth." And there la no one to say him nay, for upon that subject Aldrlch agrssa with Gore, Hale with La, Pollette, Lodge with Tillman, very senator with every other senator. Benatora are not oppressed with a ralae modesty whloh forbids them publicly to aeciare tneir appreciation 01 ins worm and dignity of the body to which they have the honor to belong.' Every aesslon witnesses from one to fifty public dec larations of the faith of the senators Jin the senate. It may be Bailey of Texas, who. gracefully Irushlng a raven lock from his aJtltudlnous brow, declares In sonorous tones, the doctrine of senatorial responsibility. It may be Hale of Maine who, frowning disapproval upon some luckless wight guilty of the crime of youth, intones In sepulchral voice the litany of senatorial oourtesy and de portment It may be Daniel of Vir ginia who, knowing his patrician face recalls to every mind the portraits of the fathers of the republic, pleads with pdobelan radicals not disturb the prece dents of a glorious past. But whoever It may be there Is hone to take him lightly, v . House Follows Senate. , "As a man thlnketn, so Is he." The house of representatives refuses U take ' Itself seriously, the senate declines to consider Itself In any other light. Every senator looks upon tho senate as the highest and mightiest parliamentary body la. the world. And they are 'right No other house In any parliament has so much power. . Granted by the constitu tion equal rights with the lower house in all legislative matters' except the origination of tax bills and a consider able, share In the executive branch of the government, It has. gathered to Itself s by usurpation and by the voluntary ab dication of rights by the lower house, practically all legislative power. The senate is supreme. No matter what the house does, the senate will do It over, and in the end the house usually sub mits, to the senate's will. Ow account of the rigidity of the rules of the-taoiise of representatives true de liberation has been made impossible In that body.;- Men have come to regard the - senate as the only deliberative body left in the national government Despite the theory of the constitution. It appears to be true, in a majority oT Instances, that the senate is more responsible to public opinion, more representative of popular demands and more reasonable In shap ing legislation to meet the needs of the nation than Is the house. Of representa tives. This estimate of the senate has, been growing ever since the adoption of the Reed rules In the house. It is said that the house is ruled by one man, while In the senate every man may have his say; that the house rushes meas ures through the legislative mill with out giving the opportunity for amend ment while in the senate every senator may offer as many amendments as he f j . .. ... i , m m mi-t . i , v . t ; If -: ' . s - , r ' ' , ' i , ' : , - 4 . : . - - . t I , . " ' ' . -"' i 1 '. - -.'. """" '"' ' -.' ' f f Howard Chandler Christy, the ar tist, has been sued in Zanesyllle, Ohio, by his wife, who seeks to ob tain possession of their daughter, who is 10 year old. Mrs. Christy asserts her husband took their daughter from her by force in New York in July, 1909, and has since held her. The Chrlstys have not been divorced, but they have not lived together for some time. desires and may have each of them con sidered and voted upon. . Sena Machine Powerful. Against' these claims for the superi ority of the senate as a tribune of the people ma be Bet soma very cold facts. The house may rush bills through In haste, but it does accord public hearings before full committees on many import ant measures, while the senate commit tee will consider the same measures In secret session of the majority members. It was thus that tft' Payne-Aldrlch tar iff uill was considered." The house com mittee gave public, hearings, and Invited tne people to come ana say their say. The senate committee, where the bill ao tually was shaped, considered It In se cret not (permitting even Democratic members of the committee to be present "Uncle Joe" Cannon has carefully pointed i,out on a' number of occasions that the boasted freedom of debate In the senate operates to make much talk during the first part of the session, but that when adjournment approaches the senate-passes bills with a rapidity whloh is impossible In the house. And "Uncle Joe" Is right for the. senate machine, to all Intents and purposes. Is just as powerful as the house organisation, ex cept when It la opposed by a determined filibuster. " As such filibusters are pre vented in all but exceptional cases by :very day is Christmas when an Edison Phonograph is the holiday maker. .What is Christmas but a time of joy, of en tertainment, of peace and good will? What produces these things so much as a jolly family circle with the addition a few friends, all listening to the wonderfully varied . programs produced by an Edison Phonograph playing Edison Amberol Records? . You can have just such' a real Christmas. Hear the Edison Phonograph today play some of those new Sousa Band Records, and you will learn for the first time what Edison has done for , souncT-reproducing machines. , Edison neoerraphs - 2.50 to 12S.0O Rdlsoa Standard Records - SSo. BdUoai Amborol tecorda (play twiee as long) 50c CtUsoa Grand Opera Records 7So. aad $1.00 Tbrs are Edlsos dsalers mm jm bis. Go to the near est aad bear the Edtsoa Photograph play bets Kdisoa Standard aad Aabmi Records aad get comptate catalogs trom year dealer ot trom as. rr" - : , '' ' ' Naoaaal PkoocraBa Caw 7S LakcwaV Ait, OnM N.X senatorial courtesy, the senate machine usually has easy going. "Btssring-Gar" Active, 'The senate Is ruled by a committee on the order of blness, a committee not Included in the official lists of the sen ate committees. It Is ordinarily known as the "steering committee." The Re publican steering committee controls the senate, the Democrats having a sim ilar ateerins committee to guide the minority. Senator Hale of Maine is the chairman of the majority steering committee. Me is the helmsman of the ReDubllcan senate ship, of which Sen ator Aldrlch of Rhode island is captain. Bonttor Hale has charge of the dally routine of senate business. He makes the motions to "proceed to the consid eration of executive -business," which means that the senate will retreat behind closed doors. He makes the motions to adjourn, to take recess, to do this and to do that.. He Is also the official guardian of the precedents and the dig nity of tho senate, and It is ne wno rebukes the new senator, or the reckless senator, who has Inadvertently or de sisnedlv transgressed the ancient and honorable rules of senatorial behavior. Senatof Hale Is constantly In the atti tude of deploring the iniquity of the opposition, but In recent years be has not been forced to deal with fcn opposi tion strong enough to endanger his steering gear. Aiorloh. the Leader. Senator Aldrlch is the real leader of the senate. He considers ' policies of state, and he is able usually to shape them to his liking. He Is fortified by the possession of four things most rs- aulred in a senate leader: length of serv ice, with Its Increment of experience and seniority; ability to compel.-persuade or command as the occasion demands; ca pacity for infinite labor ant' study, and therefore, complete knowledge of any subject under discussion; and, last ly, the sympathy and confidence of those conservative forces which have been supreme in the American govern ment for the past generation. In the tariff bill fight during the spe cial session of this congress It developed that Senator Aldrleh's leadership was quite as powerful as that of Mr. Cannon in the house. The measure of loyalty to the opposition was' not how a senator voted on a particular schedule this time and that, but how often did he vote with Aldrlch and how often against Aldrlch The Aldrlch methods differ widely from those of the house organization, but it does not appear that they are less effec tive. . The senate always has had strong leaders. The triumvirate of Clay, Cal houn and Webster was , most famous, but the united strength of these three was unable, to oppose the successful leadership of Thomas H. Benton. Steph en A. Douglas and Charles Sumner were examples of greatness in' senatorial lead ership. John Sherman left indelible im press upon the hiBtory of the country as a senate leader. , Secret of His Power. ' But never has there been a man who has been so Successful and so powerful In leadership as Nelson W. Aldrlch. Un aided by any system of rules such at supports the speaker of the house, open always to attack by the opposition, and having little or no general popularity tc support him, Mr. Aldrlch by sheer force of superior ability, has attained to his high position. He has none of the spec tacular attainments whteh have given fame to great senators iis is the gen ius of labor. He works hard, and he can do more work than a dozen ordi nary men. This, and the fact that he has had such long service, is the secret of his power: The country is divided, of course. In its opinion of the wisdom of Mr. Ald rleh's leadership, i'or the first time ir many years he Is facing some organised opposition in the ranks of his own party The senate, as the bouse, has Its section pf "Insurgent" Republicans. They will attack Mr. Aldrleh's leadership, but mb little hope of success. Nevertheless they will force a fight, and will bring the senate much Into the public eye. During this session of congress the senate will Indicate what course it will take with respect to the pending subjects of legislation, and will foreshadow ttu legislative program of, the Taft admin istration. Altogether, the present ses sion of congress promises to be one of the rnost in tare t tag of-recent years. Ntw Tork, Dee. IS. The dealers In toys In this city evidently believe In the prosperous condition of the people and expect to do- a land office business dur ing the two wesks between now and the holidays. They have laid la reoord breaking stock of goods and dis play in their show windows a wonderful selection of toys, more tempting and. In many respects more interesting, than In former years. Although It is'stlll com paratlvely early,, tha majority of peopl having scarcely begun to make their purchases, business is reported to be es eellent. with a prospeot of beating all previous records. A careful observer, making th rounds of the various first class and minor toy shops on Broadway, 'Sixth and Seventh avenues and the principal cross streets of the business district, cannot fall to notice that the character of toys hss undergone a marked change. Toys have become more scientific, more substantial and more true to nature. It may also be added that In a general way the quality of toys Is superior to that In former years and the proportion of akpenslve toys greater. - Toy Aeroplanes. Th world's progress and achieve ments in the mechanical inventions, methods of locomotion, physical dis coveries, etc., and the most striking events of the yeais history " are re fleeted In the toys.' It wss but a short time after the first bicycles were put in practical use, that toy bicycles made their appearance. It Is not surprising, therefore, that the Christmas market this year is flooded with toys sug- 'stetl by the recent achievements in the field of aerial navigation. Toy air- nips, that really fly, . propelled by fan propellers driven by springs or other means, are among the most striking toy novelties this year. Some of these aero plane toys, most of which came from France, are quite expensive, costing from $10 iJo 15 apiece, but there are others, of a more primitive construction and smaller in size, whicn may bo pur chased for 60 cents or less. Some American toy makers have turned out a clever line of such mimic aeroplanes, but the most expensive models are of French makes and tho most substantial ones from Germany, which holds the record for making the strongest and most artistic toys. , Current Events In Games. Dirigible airships, telephones, mov ing picture machines, automobiles and little power launches, some of the most ambitious models actually self propell ing, are in the , market. Of moving toys. In the shape of dolls, animals of every - description and mechanical con trivances for the amusement of children there Is a greater variety than, ever be fore and It is . remarkable how the scientific character of these playthings has improved. Teddy bears and Bill Taft opossums are still popular, but they have found dangerous rivals lh the polar bears, Eskimo dolls and dogs, which the discovery of the Nqlft P.ole has suggested to the toymakers.' The ever popular games have also been In fluenced by the events of the year and North Pole games, African jungle games and Marathon race games are among the leaders in that line. Hurricane football, a new game, Is played on a table representing a minia, ture field, the players sending the ball about with air driven through hose I from bellows operated by their feet. The Dyspepsia Of Old Age, Strong Digestion and an Adequate Nutrition Invariably Mean a Long and Healthy Life. There is a process known as Meta bolism going on constantly In the body, and by which the tissues are built up. and after having served their purpose in tne pnysicai economy, are torn down i and cast off. So long as the due relation between waste and supply Is maintained, nutri tion, and the various functions of the body are continued. But after middle life and In old age there comes a time when waste exceeds supply, and when the varlos elements which constitute the different fluids, tissues and organs ' no longer hold their due proportion, and the principle of life itself becomes en feebled, the body no longer having pow er to assimilate new material as U once Tomorrow HaJL Washington Meroorla Talking Machine Edison Machiaei and Rcccnfi Wtthiagton Street Talking Machine Head quarters Edison Machlnet end Records Temperance Fight la Manitoba. Wlhnipec, Man Dec !. Ths local option campaign la Manitoba, which has bm the most extend It a, thorough and strenuous temperance speaking campaign ever attempted la Canada, started on Its final lap today. Tbe leader of the temperance movement, the atrangUi of reports received from many points, are looking forward to a sweeping -victory. at the polls. The saloon has already abolished In a score of the municipalities of the prOTieoa, aad the teanperasc element belter) that tha proepect Is very good for tbe carrying of the local vet vote la at least half of th remaining 1M munJcipsJlUea. - - Durability and the absence f places f jr dirt t lodge are th adrasrages cjalti-d tnr a w waahbosrd. tnade fcy fnrmiog a stssle y1ce ef shaet fitrta! tmod a rod vw&icfc rorres f ., trs ass did. As old age creeps on, all" the func tions gradually fail, especially those of digestion, absorption and assimilation, and the system being deprived of Its j full quota of nutrimrnt, slowly wears out. If the nutritive and digestive pro-i cesses of old people could be maintained : unimpaired, life could b prolonged a!- j most Indefinitely: - There are many old persona In whose stomachs the gastric function Is almost entirely suspended. When this trouble occurs, the problem is, how to digest the food and get along without the nat ural stomach juices. Tne re Is but one way to overcome the effects of thjs : condition, snd thst Is to supply artl ficlally to tbe stomacn a powerful di gestive substance to take the place of ' the juices which It fans to secrete nat tirally. I, For this, purpose, there Is nothlns- su- ; perlor to STUART'S DTSPEPSIA TAB-' LETS known to medical science as they supply the deficiency,-and are such a reliable and thoroughly efficient sub-! stltute for the natural gastric Julos. j that If two or three are taken after eacft ' meal, th food will b digested In so compute a manner that the natural dl- gestlve fluids will never h missed. ! Stusrt's Dyspepsia Tablets should be used by all old and middle sged per- eon. In order. t prevent or cur the dyspepsia of old sga Through their use complete digestion of the food Is assured, with a consequent Increased , riutrttloTt of th body, end a staving off ef the sensrhlltty and decrepitude ef old ae. j This remedy la, howerer, not only : good for th Indigestloa Incidental to advanced life, but Is also applb-sM t th dyspepsia snd stomach trouble ef aay age, from youth up. ! Secure a package of this famous dye- j pe-psia remedy f rem fwr dreggtst foe j te and If yon f irxl that As rou ret i etdr. arar digestion snd aeelmtlsttne becomes WMkser, this remedy will aa4t f th stomach la tbe erfrwn" ef It fttactiowa. that r sytw ' H11 tKl suffer fresa tbe detlnaveitcy ef ; lie 'rrtlre tinna . - i A sample ftarluse wl"j be writ re f yaw w:i forear ynrr ram mni a. ." dree t- F. A trt r-fe. t:--rt B:-i i.tr, XartkaZ, aJRfc'Jrsja I Do Your Christmas Shopping For Men and Boys at a Man's Shop Your gentlemen friends are not apt to look with favor on presents purchased in general stores. We are SPECIALISTS in APPAREL for MEN and BOYS HERE you will find EXCLUSIVENESS in HOUSE COATS NECKWEAR GLOVES SUSPENDERS BATHROBES FANCY VESTS MUFFLERS HANDKERCHIEFS DRESSING GOWNS SUITCASES BAGS UMBRELLAS HAT AND GLOVE ORDERS. , DO NOT FORGET that you can help your little friends secure one of those AUTOMOBILES by buying here a real AUTO that will travel 10 miles an hour. BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER MMMY I YOUR LUCICY ftrsfTTITTTT ill DAY IN OUR NEW STORE p- 39 irlwEE PRESENTS-Value Over $400 3000 FREE SOUVENIRS Gardner's Orchestra Harmony Quartet East Ankeny and Russell-Shaver cars pass our door. AH Morrison Bridge cars come within three blocks of our store. Get off Morrison Bridge Car at Grand Avenue and . Walk North to East Stark W. L. Morgan 69-75 Grand Ave. Geo. T. Atchley S. H. Morgan Cor.K Stark Street fib iu ; r m m m iiiriisiii an ai m t r m mr m m m m -mm .sw i a ,y i mvir 2 Get off Morrison Bridge Cars ' at Grand Avenue and Walk North to East Stark